Sunday, February 10, 2013

Howard S. McKay Residence, Russell E. Collins, Architect 1937

Colonial Revival style residence designed for Howard S. McKay c.1937 by Russell Everett Collins AIA (1893-1974). The architect is best known for the design of the historic Ralphs Grocery Store in Westwood Village, declared a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument in 1988 and photographed by Ansel Adams in 1940. The architect was born in Oregon and died in Los Angeles at the age of 81. Located at 3546 Amesbury Road in the Los Feliz Neighborhood of Los Angeles. The house is currently (February 2013) on the market and listed for sale for $1,295,000.